Daily Archives: January 20, 2021

NPR: Maryland Man Arrested After GPS Unit Allegedly Shows He Was At Capitol Riot

NPR: Maryland Man Arrested After GPS Unit Allegedly Shows He Was At Capitol Riot by Austin Austermuhle (“A Silver Spring man who prosecutors say is a professed white supremacist has been charged for illegally entering and remaining in a restricted … Continue reading

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D.Mass.: Calling def’s cell phone from a seized cell phone’s recent call log wasn’t a search

Dialing defendant’s cell phone from the call log of a seized cell phone was not a search. If defendant wanted his number to remain private, he should block the number or turn off the phone. United States v. Katana, 2021 … Continue reading

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OH5: If suppression court goes off on an unaddressed issue, the parties get to respond

If the trial court in a suppression hearing goes off in another direction not raised by the parties, the parties get to respond. Here, the state was on notice. State v. Arthur, 2021-Ohio-104, 2021 Ohio App. LEXIS 100 (5th Dist. … Continue reading

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N.D.Ill.: Arrest warrant doesn’t permit a search on entry

Defendant’s arrest warrant permitted entry to arrest him but not to search. A protective sweep was still permitted, if justified. Here no. But the search warrant for the cell phone was not tainted by the initial illegality, and the exclusionary … Continue reading

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